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Ploughshares
Ploughshares is an American literary quarterly founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and based at Emerson College in Boston since 1989.
Ploutonion at Hierapolis
Ploutonion at Hierapolis (Πλουτώνιον), Pluto's Gate: ancient sanctuary of Pluto and Kore at Hierapolis, Phrygia (Pamukkale, Turkey), built over a CO2-emitting cave on a seismic fault, revered as a gate to the underworld and identified in 2012 by a dedicatory inscription.
Plovdiv (district)
Plovdiv district (Област Пловдив, Plovdiv Province) is one of Bulgaria's 28 districts, named for its capital Plovdiv, the second largest city, and home to about 680,000 people.
Plovdiv (Пловдив)
Plovdiv (Пловдив), Bulgaria's second city on the Maritsa River, one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited cities (Eumolpias, Philippopolis, Filibe), Roman theatre and stadium, Trakia Economic Zone, European Capital of Culture 2019.
Plovdiv Zoo
Plovdiv Zoo (Зоопарк Пловдив) is a closed municipal zoo in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, run by ME Zoological Garden–Plovdiv since 2025; a new site four times larger cost 4.5 million leva, with reopening planned for 2027.
Plover
Plovers (Charadriidae) are round-bodied, large-eyed shorebirds of the genus Charadrius and allies, about 40 species breeding on all continents except Antarctica, foraging by run-stop-peck sight hunting; includes Piping Plover and golden-plovers.
Plover Cove Reservoir (船湾淡水湖)
Plover Cove Reservoir (船湾淡水湖) is an impounding reservoir in northeastern Hong Kong, completed in 1968 as the world's first reservoir built in the sea and Hong Kong's second largest.
Ploy's Yearbook (หนังสือรุ่นพลอย)
Ploy's Yearbook (หนังสือรุ่นพลอย, Nangsue Run Ploy) is a 2024 GMMTV/Snap25 Thai romance series, 16 episodes on GMM25, adapting five Yearbook novels about five girls named Ploy whose yearbook phone-number mix-up derailed their love lives.
Ploynira Hiruntaveesin (พลอยนิรา หิรัญทวีศิลป์)
Ploynira Hiruntaveesin (พลอยนิรา หิรัญทวีศิลป์), nicknamed Kapook, born 1994, formerly Phatchara Tubthong, is a Thai GMMTV actress known for Friend Zone 2, The Trainee, Pluto, and Enemies with Benefits.
Ployshompoo Supasap (พลอยชมพู ศุภทรัพย์)
Ployshompoo Supasap (พลอยชมพู ศุภทรัพย์), aka Jan or Janhae, later Jené, Thai actress and singer born 1995 in Bangkok; GMMTV since 2016, SIZZY leader, known for SOTUS, Who Are You, Peaceful Property, Enemies with Benefits.
Plozasiran
Plozasiran (Redemplo, ARO-APOC3) is a GalNAc-conjugated siRNA by Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals that silences APOC3 mRNA; FDA approved November 18, 2025 for familial chylomicronemia syndrome, 25 mg subcutaneously every 3 months.
PLP1
PLP1 (Xq22.2) encodes myelin proteolipid protein 1, about 50% of CNS myelin protein. Pathogenic variants cause X-linked Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease through spastic paraplegia 2; duplications cause 60-70% of PMD.
PLS3
PLS3 (plastin 3, T-plastin), Xq23 gene encoding an actin-bundling protein; mutations cause X-linked osteoporosis, upregulation protects against spinal muscular atrophy and marks cancer.
PLTGU (Amman power plant)
PLTGU, formally Batu Hijau CCPP-1, is a 450 MW LNG-fired captive power station owned by Amman Mineral at the Batu Hijau mine in West Sumbawa, Indonesia, replacing coal-fired power.
PLTGU Jawa-1 power station
PLTGU Jawa-1 (Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Gas Uap Jawa-1) is a 1,760 MW LNG-fired combined-cycle power station in Cilamaya, West Java, Indonesia, the largest in the country, operating since 2024.
Plücker coordinates
Plücker coordinates are the homogeneous coordinates of a subspace in projective geometry: the maximal minors of a matrix spanning it, first considered by Julius Plücker in 1869.
Pluft, o Fantasminha
Pluft, o Fantasminha is a Brazilian children's play by Maria Clara Machado, first staged in 1955 at the Tablado theater school in Rio de Janeiro.
Plug & Charge
Plug & Charge is an authentication method for electric vehicle charging, defined in ISO 15118, that starts and bills a session automatically when the connector is plugged in.
Plug and abandonment
Plug and abandonment (P&A) is the permanent sealing of a well no longer viable for production, using cement or mechanical plugs to stop reservoir fluids contaminating aquifers.
Plug and play
Plug and play (PnP) is a set of hardware and software specifications that lets computers detect devices, match drivers, and assign resources automatically, introduced by Intel, Compaq, and Microsoft in 1992.
Plug and Play Tech Center
Plug and Play Tech Center is a Silicon Valley startup accelerator, corporate innovation platform, and venture investor founded by Saeed Amidi in Sunnyvale, California, in 2006.
Plug flow reactor
A plug flow reactor (PFR), also called a tubular reactor, is a chemical reactor where reactants flow through a pipe as unmixed plugs, one of two ideal reactor models.
PLUG Independent Music Awards
The PLUG Independent Music Awards, known as the Plug Awards, were a New York-based program founded in 2001 that honored US independent music artists, labels, stores, and bloggers, with ceremonies from 2005 to 2008.
Plug nozzle
A plug nozzle, also called an aerospike, is a rocket nozzle in which exhaust expands on the outside of a central plug, giving altitude compensation.
Plug Power
Plug Power is an American hydrogen energy company headquartered in Latham, New York, best known for fuel cells that replace batteries in warehouse forklifts for Walmart and Amazon.
Plug-in (computing)
A plug-in, also known as an add-in, is a software component that adds a specific capability to a host application through a well-defined interface, letting third parties extend it without source-code access.
Plug-in hybrid
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid car whose battery can be recharged from an outlet and runs on electricity before switching to its gasoline engine.
Plukenetia
Plukenetia (sacha inchi, Inca peanut) is a pantropical genus of 25 liana and vine species in Euphorbiaceae, defined by 4-carpellate fruits and basilaminar nectaries; P. volubilis seeds yield omega-3-rich oil.
Plukenetia volubilis
Plukenetia volubilis, or sacha inchi, Inca peanut, maní estrella: a Euphorbiaceae climbing shrub native to South Tropical America, grown for seeds rich in omega-3 oil and protein.
Plum
Plum: stone fruit of Prunus, chiefly European plum Prunus domestica (hexaploid, prune and jam uses) and Japanese plum Prunus salicina (diploid, fresh market); second stone fruit crop after peach, ~12 million tons.